Clique formation of super-sister honeybee workers (Apis mellifera) in experimental groups

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-47

  Meixner, M D ^a,b   Moritz, R F A ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Clique; Microsatellite DNA; Subfamily

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; SOCIAL INSECT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WORKER CASTE;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 1642292607     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0701-5     Document Type: Article

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